Living in Arnold, NE
Arnold is a tiny town of 945 people in Custer County, Nebraska. It's about 102 miles from Grand Island, NE and 271 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $946 a month.
945people
$147kTypical home
$946/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
31"Snow
266Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 945
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,410 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Denver, CO
- 102 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$925/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LBF airport
- 223 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,723 ft
- 856 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 164 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+72 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk